Mohammed Younus/ Hyderabad : The future of lakhs of Intermediate students is uncertain as Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments have not come to an understanding on ways to conduct the examinations and run the Board of Intermediate (BIE). The most worried are students of the second year as they have to appear in various competitive examinations, usually after March.
The BIE officials have already informed both the governments that the delay could hamper the conduct of examinations. Interestingly, the date of application for examinations has been extended continuously for the last one month. Usually, 4.5 lakh senior intermediate and 4 lakh first year students appear for the examinations. On the other hand, preparations for the examinations including preparation of question papers and OMR sheets are already behind the schedule. Though the ministers of both States discussed various issues pertaining to BIE, they could not come to any consensus.
The Telangana government’s stand was that board must be divided as soon as possible and examinations be conducted separately. At the same time, the government advocated for a separate Eamcet examination. However, the AP government has been expressing concern over the separate examination, saying it was against the spirit of AP Reorganisation Act 2013.
Another meeting of the education ministers is scheduled to take place in the next 48 hours. Highly placed sources said that if both the governments fail to arrive at a meaningful understanding, the issue is likely to see an active role of Governor ESL Narasimhan, who has already been receiving requests from several parents seeking his intervention in view of the future of the students.
Reasons for Delay
-No decision has been taken on the conduct of examination after the Telangana government objected
-Objections remain on preparation of question papers
-Around 768 sets for regular and 1,248 sets for optional papers to be prepared
-Preparations already behind two months
-Severe concerns over the maintenance of BIE
-Talks at Minister level inconclusive
-Board has very less time to take decision
-Intermediate marks have 15% weightage in Eamcet and 40% weightage in NIT
The BIE officials have already informed both the governments that the delay could hamper the conduct of examinations. Interestingly, the date of application for examinations has been extended continuously for the last one month. Usually, 4.5 lakh senior intermediate and 4 lakh first year students appear for the examinations. On the other hand, preparations for the examinations including preparation of question papers and OMR sheets are already behind the schedule. Though the ministers of both States discussed various issues pertaining to BIE, they could not come to any consensus.
The Telangana government’s stand was that board must be divided as soon as possible and examinations be conducted separately. At the same time, the government advocated for a separate Eamcet examination. However, the AP government has been expressing concern over the separate examination, saying it was against the spirit of AP Reorganisation Act 2013.
Another meeting of the education ministers is scheduled to take place in the next 48 hours. Highly placed sources said that if both the governments fail to arrive at a meaningful understanding, the issue is likely to see an active role of Governor ESL Narasimhan, who has already been receiving requests from several parents seeking his intervention in view of the future of the students.
Reasons for Delay
-No decision has been taken on the conduct of examination after the Telangana government objected
-Objections remain on preparation of question papers
-Around 768 sets for regular and 1,248 sets for optional papers to be prepared
-Preparations already behind two months
-Severe concerns over the maintenance of BIE
-Talks at Minister level inconclusive
-Board has very less time to take decision
-Intermediate marks have 15% weightage in Eamcet and 40% weightage in NIT
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